Carnation ties-up with Fiat Group co for premium car service

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Motortrend India Staff
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17 December,2009

Carnation Auto, the multi-brand car service provider promoted by former Maruti Suzuki head Jagdish Khattar, on Thursday joined hands with Fiat Group firm Magneti Marelli for servicing premium cars in the country.

Along with Carnation Auto, the 5.4 billion euro Magneti Marelli will also foray into India’s spare parts aftermarket by selling and distributing co-branded auto components.

“So far we have been servicing only entry level cars. By tying up with Magneti Marelli, we will now start premium car services for cars costing Rs 10 lakh and above,” Carnation Auto chairman and managing director Jagdish Khattar said.

He said in the initial phase, the two partners will run a pilot programme in Gurgaon and depending on customer response, in a year's time they could expand it further to cities like Mumbai and Bangalore.

When asked about Carnation Auto’s announced plans to launch its own branded auto parts, Khattar said: “The parts that we are going to sell in the aftermarket with Magneti Marelli will be jointly branded. We will source it from them as well as other independent domestic and global producers.”

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